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Gats ponders timing of Hook surgery
JAMES Hook could miss Wales' summer tour to New Zealand, which features two Tests against the All Blacks. Ospreys centre Hook, arguably Wales' star performer this season, requires shoulder surgery. And Wales boss Warren Gatland must decide whether
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Walkers set for Wye Valley hike for cancer cause
Hundreds of locals will be putting their best foot forward on May 16 - to take part in the Wye Valley walk at Monmouth Showground. The event, which is organised by Monmouth Rotary club, will see walkers choose from four different routes according
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Council drops legal challenge over Magor car park
A COUNCIL had to pay legal costs after it withdrew from a judicial review over whether it could keep a temporary car park on a field next to a school. Magor and Undy Community Council took Monmouthshire council to court over a decision to keep, without
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Monmouth candidates discuss global issues
FOUR of Monmouth’s parliamentary candidates told locals about their policies on international development and fair trade, at a hustings meeting on Tuesday night. Candidates Martin Blakebrough, for the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru’s Jonathan
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Royal Welsh to march through Pontypool
SOLDIERS will march through Pontypool to celebrate the Royal Welsh regiment being honoured with the freedom of Torfaen. The parade will be led by the regiment’s mascot, a goat called Taffy, and involve 160 people including around 40 soldiers, 40 army
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Blood Brothers, Bristol Hippodrome
Blood Brothers, written by Willy Russell, is set in Liverpool and tells the story of twins who are separated at birth, only to be reunited with a twist of fate. Reprising her role of Mrs Johnstone, Lyn Paul was superb. She played the part of
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Lib Dems 'unreliable' says Plaid leader
PLAID Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones said today that the Liberal Democrats cannot be relied upon to do what is best in a hung Parliament. He said the Lib Dems "bottled’’ an opportunity to join a coalition government in Wales after inconclusive Assembly
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CONSTITUENCY PROFILE: Newport West
THE constituency of Newport West is considered to be one of the safest seats in Gwent, after being held by the same Labour MP for more than two decades. When the city was split into two constituencies in 1983, Newport West was briefly represented
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Matthew Williams, Conservative
I want to be your MP in Newport West because I believe our city and our country can be better. Since I first came to Newport over 25 years ago whilst at Monmouth School I have seen a city with so much potential let down by decades of poor leadership
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Jeff Rees, Plaid Cymru
Jeff Rees is 46 years old, divorced with an adult son. He a Plaid Councillor, incidentally never claiming expenses. His work background is from the business sector, knowing the importance of entrepreneurial spirit. Having lived overseas, he has
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Hugh Moelwyn Hughes, UKIP
Born in Birkenhead, I practiced Law in the community in Newport up until retirement which I spend with my wife of many years. I have for over 40 years supported Newport Playgoers Society and am currently a vice president of the Board of Trustees,
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Paul Flynn, Labour
When first elected I promised to always tell you the whole truth. Most people are cynical about politicians for understandable reasons. But I am a conviction not a career politician, fired up as ever about the need for reforms I’ve stuck to
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Veronica German - Liberal democrat
A vote for fairness and common sense Politics has been a see-saw, with elections pushing Labour to the top, then pushing them down again, while the Tories take their turn. It has all been rather predictable and more than a little boring. None of it
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Pippa Bartolotti, Green Party
I have worked in business most my life. From the fashion industry in London, to electronics and software development, I have done the hard miles in all aspects of business start-up and growth. Latterly I have worked with the WDA and the Welsh
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CONSTITUENCY PROFILE: Newport West
THE constituency of Newport West is considered to be one of the safest seats in Gwent, after being held by the same Labour MP for more than two decades. When the city was split into two constituencies in 1983, Newport West was briefly represented by
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Timothy Windsor - British National Party
Born in Cardiff, I have been a self-employed stonemason for thirty years although I spent some years as a pub landlord. In this time I have experienced at first hand the shortage of contracts available which has made it necessary to travel anywhere in
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Valleys woman holds 24-hour hunger strike
A VALLEYS woman went on a 24-hour hunger strike outside Blackwood police station after she was arrested over an alleged malicious phone call to a nurse. The woman, from Rhymney, was arrested on March 24 after allegations of a malicious phone call to
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Tories complain of city graffiti attack
A POLITICAL party’s Newport office was subjected to graffiti last week and its posters defaced. The Welsh Conservatives building on Church Road in Newport had messages such as “burn this building!” and “Wales all welcome - except Tories” scrawled
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Ebbw Vale breadknife stab woman jailed
AN EBBW Vale woman was given an indeterminate prison sentence yesterday after admitting stabbing her neighbour in the chest. Paula Williams, 43, of Tredegar Road, Hilltop, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court where she was given an indefinite sentence for
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City council snubs Newport Centre for mayor event
NEWPORT Council ruled out hosting a lunch to celebrate the installation of the new mayor at a council-owned facility in favour of the cheaper five-star option at the Celtic Manor. Council leader Matthew Evans decided to go against reinvesting £5,195
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Buckland’s Euro shot
NEWPORT lightweight Gary Buckland is ready to make history by becoming the city’s first European boxing champion in almost half a century. Not since Dick Richardson won the European heavyweight title in 1962 have the city had a Euro king and Buckland
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Valleys windfarm inquiry told of past ‘energy rape’
BUILDING a mountainside wind farm in Blaenau Gwent would ruin the character of an area which has "been raped by the energy industry in the past", a public inquiry heard yesterday. Pennant Wind Energy Ventures Ltd applied for permission to build four
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Pupils’ £14.9m ‘dream’ school opened by city mayor
A LONG-AWAITED £14.9 m school was officially opened in Newport yesterday. Seeing the £14.9 million pound project come to fruition was a proud moment for headteacher Jeff Beecher, as he said they had "waited a long time for the dream to materialise"
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Ruddock resigns as Worcester boss
WORCESTER director of rugby Mike Ruddock has resigned from his post at the Guinness Premiership club with immediate effect. Former Newport Gwent Dragons coach Ruddock, who guided Wales to the Six Nations title and Grand Slam in 2005, has been
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Wannabe Newport rockers get big chance at TJ’s tribute bash
THE organisers of a tribute concert to TJ’s legend John Sicolo are giving budding Newport rock stars the chance to appear in front of more than 2,000 people, alongside some of the city's established pop acts. Goldie Lookin’ Chain, The Darling Buds,
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Battling Newport tot laid to rest
AROUND 350 people attended a service yesterday in memory of brave Newport kidney patient Leo Jones. Four-year-old Leo, who died of a cardiac arrest last week after battling kidney failure from birth, was laid to rest in a Bob the Builder coffin.
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Davies released by Exiles
MIDFIELDER Nathan Davies is the key casualty of Newport County’s promotion to Conference National after the club informed him last night that he will not be retained for next season. Davies is the headline departure from the club gearing up for a first
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Cwmbran benefit fraudster netted £17,000
A CWMBRAN man who falsely claimed more than £17,000 in benefits was given a 16 week suspended sentence yesterday. Mark Woodland, 40, of Rhymney Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran, appeared before Newport Magistrates Court charged with two counts of dishonestly
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Prydie puts Newport to the sword
Swansea 60 Newport 19 NEWPORT had no answer to hat-trick hero Tom Prydie and Swansea’s running rugby last night as they lost their opening Principality Welsh Premiership play-off, going down nine tries to three at St Helen’s. But
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Couple’s London to Paris cycle for diabetes
IN THE 30 or so years since being diagnosed with diabetes, Huw Thomas-Hewartson reckons he has given himself around 30,000 insulin injections - but now all that has changed. The 38-year-old, a dispensary technician at Monmouth's Dixton GP Surgery
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Harrison's super seven puts Glam in charge
GLAMORGAN’S Gwent paceman David Harrison put the skids under Worcester-shire by taking a career-best seven for 45 in the LV= County Championship Division Two match at New Road yesterday. The 28-year-old, who took five wickets at Lord’s last week, was
